This new Army app lets soldiers access personnel records on their phones

Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, the Army G-1, previews app for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army on Feb. 2, 2019, while visiting Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldiers at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Frank O'Brien/Army)

The Integrated Pay and Personnel System-Army app went live in February, according to a Tuesday release from the Army, and it is now available to Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Guard members during this initial roll-out.

“Soldiers expect to be part of a 21st century organization with technology comparable to what they see in their app stores every day,” Col. Gregory Johnson, IPPS-A’s functional division chief, said in the release. “This app allows them to accomplish routine tasks that previously required an in-person trip to a G1/S1 shop.”

Soldiers can access their information through the app without a common access card, with the ability to request record updates and monitor personnel actions.

The IPPS-A mobile app Self-Service landing page. (Frank O'Brien/Army)

Commanders and human resources personnel can view records for their soldiers using a CAC-enabled authentication option, allowing them to review or approve requests while away from their government computers.

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Eventually, officials have said, the Army hopes to also use IPPS-A as a job marketplace, where unit openings are posted online and soldiers can seek out billets that fit their qualifications, experience and preferences.